Exploring Warhammer 40k: The Adepta Sororitas

[@ItsAVolcano]

"I don't have time to die, I'm too busy." - The surprisingly badass final words of Goge Vandire.

[@ionfreak83]

Fun Sister Battle fact: not every Adepta Sororitas have white hairs, only the Order of Our Martyred Lady does this. The reason for dying their hair white is because Alicia Dominica, founder of the Adepta Sororitas, met with the Emperor and the psychic experience permanently turn her hair white thus the Order of Our Martyred Lady dye their hair in her honor. Also the Order of Our Martyred Lady are like the Sister Battle version of the Ultramarines, that's why you see all Sisters of Battle have white hair they are just the poster child of the Adeptas Sororitas. Also I love the second last picture, a Sister happily enjoying her multiple snacks and putting a lot of sugar in her tea. Makes them more human and not just God Emperor nuns with guns religious fanatics who burns heretics, traitors or anyone that looks them funny.

[@saltblood]

its too bad they live in 40k and are bound to die a terrible death

[@probablythedm1669]

​@@saltbloodit is the highest honor for them to die as martyrs! 😱 Part of why they're so effective is that they're literally happy to die. Some even convict themselves to the Repentia, just to up their chances of dying as martyrs (or being blessed to survive and become even more fanatical in their faith and quickly advance in the ranks).

[@saltblood]

@@probablythedm1669 that's kindof my point a universe in which dying is a higher honour than living is not a universe I want to live in

[@probablythedm1669]

@@saltblood yeah. Cool setting, would never want to live in this eldritch nightmare where the best end is arguably to be eaten by the Emperor for a century to power the Astronomicon before finally getting eternal oblivion... 😱

[@keremgulbin9142]

So you're telling me that, when the Emperor psychically blasted Alicia in the face, he got some of it in her hair?

[@ardanwin5724]

I just love them, as they are still just humans and not some super soldiers but just peak human warriors (wich, as a bonus, even care for their fellow guardsman!)!

[@thedragondemands5186]

They called our ratling sniper an abomination! And tried to burn our Ogryns alive!

[@ardanwin5724]

@@thedragondemands5186 Gotta make light in a place this dark.

[@Its-Just-Zip]

The rattling probably deserved it, kept trying to steal bolt shells I bet.​@@thedragondemands5186

[@FlareKnight2]

A sister repenta, can earn the "Emperor's forgiveness" and rejoin her order, but it's very rare that they live long enough to be forgiven in the eyes of the Emperor.

[@electrotoxins]

I think one of the more notable living saints was actually a repentia at some point, forgot which one tho

[@0Vageta0]

Saint Celestine I believe was a willing repentia. And yeah it's absolutely not permanent, as some sisters become repentia multiple times for thier own perceived failures.

[@nonotachance7935]

@@electrotoxins Sister Celestine. She died as a repentia then got made into a Greater De.. I mean, Living Saint.

[@unofonseca2862]

Repentia can be redeemed and rejoin their order. Its just hard to do and most will die trying. Also some sisters are so fanatical that they volunteer for repentia for some perceived personal failure...

[@benpearson49]

The Sisters of Battle have been really popular since their introduction, but GW had been ignoring them for a very long time. They're not the only ignored faction either. GW generally thinks of Space Marines and Orcs, before remembering they have other factions.

[@MorePower8679]

Don’t forget Chaos. The way the writing is going, it seems a 40K version of End Times is likely.

[@Crom_Apsotle]

I only ever hear about Tyranids and Necrons. Sometimes orks exist and their may be mention of Chaos. This is mainly and especially true in the 40k video games. I swear to God if I have to play another turn based shooter where the main enemy is Necrons I'm going to scream

[@stevenlamb8726]

Check out the VR game, Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sister. I just finished playing through it a few times and it is wonderful, and definitely has me interested in The Sisters

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Man, I love flamethrower nuns Don't let the Grey Knights near them though

[@naus6081]

What’s gotta be done has gotta be done 😊 They should be grateful to be of such use to the emperors last gift 😂

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

"You and your sisters have a lot of blood. You don't need ALL of it, do you?"

[@Fulgrim2]

When you max faith and strength in Elden Ring. Love painting them, I go crazy with them.

[@charlescollier4799]

I literally have a character and I named her Sister Repentia. She runs around in the cloth pants, no top and uses the Greatsword with Lions Fang* and Invocations as personal support. It's actually a pretty good build

[@DatBoiKwame]

Great vid! Quick correction: Repentias definitely can rejoin other orders. In fact, some sisters use the repentia status as a test of their status (they sometimes don't even necessarily fail in their duties, they just want to iron up their belief in the emperor). In fact, one of the most popular saints, Celestine, was a repentia for a while.

[@xianviii]

Also fun fact: after her first death her hair turned black. originally it was brown, she dyed it white (Order of Martyred Lady), died and when she woke up, bam, black hair. And when she tried to redye it the dye would never hold.

[@daxtron2]

If she isn't willing to become a warrior nun, she's not marriage material

[@probablythedm1669]

This has big "I love a woman who will actually just kill me"-energy. 😂

[@meligoth]

Ron Swanson will marry for nothing less.

[@Toto-95]

Amen

[@feudist]

"Have you ever been with a warrior woman?"

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Such paradoxical thinking can only be born in the twisted mind of the Lord of Change! PURGE THIS HERETIC, BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!

[@nonotachance7935]

A Sister Repentia CAN earn redemption and be moved back out. It is rare but it does happen. Also, fun fact: Saint Celectine was a Sister Repentia who fell in battle and was resurrected.

[@soarel325]

My favorite playable army (and faction in general) in 40k! I love how they’re essentially got a unique magic system totally separate from any of the Warp-based psychic powers in the setting

[@IplayTeemoasaWard]

"and then they slaughtered some of the most holy inviduals in their empire to strengthen their weapons. " Couldnt have been a Warhammer vid withouth eyerolling at "Warhammer logic" atleast once haha

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

Matt Ward, man. Not even once.

[@MrAlexkyra]

Very grimderp

[@saggy3567]

I love your content man, you're better at narrative story telling and explaining things than anyone else on KZbin, Spotify or any other platform. I could listen to these videos for hours, thank you.

[@noahdaglio9362]

Nuns with guns and power armor.

[@ET-Gamer]

I’d ask for this exact thing on a previous video you did and I doubt you made this in response to this but I am extremely grateful and will continue enjoy this video and your many series! Thanks you so much.

[@rofflesvanwagon]

I just bought Warhammer 40k: rogue trader voidfarer edition so these videos are super handy since I don't know much about Warhammer (but I'm a big crpg fan so I had to grab it).

[@chrismills2439]

grabbed the game too, and yeah these videos help. course I was a little familiar with it beforehand. just not enough to answer questions from anyone if asked and Im still not

[@Hsereal]

The fact that the Sisters of Battle generally hate both the Space Marines and the AdMech for being mutants/heretics is one of my favorite aspects of 40k. It's another way that the Imperium manages to be massively imposing, while also being a dilapidated ruin on the verge of collapse.

[@DaniMol]

"Generally" is too broad a term, like anything in 40K, it depends on the Order in question and the Chapter in question. After all, the Order of our Martyred Lady LOVES the Black Templars. The Salamanders? Not so much.

[@100nodog]

You have summoned @Bricky

[@DoomGuy20]

You're videos make getting in Warhammer 40k so much easier

[@trevenkrenzke7569]

Keep up the good work man. Would love to see some forgotten realms books and lore.

[@chillax319]

Sororitas are some of the best pieces of lore/factions to me.Repentias are basically Troll Slayers of Wh40k.

[@lawindacera7219]

Who needs female space marines when you have these wonderful ladies

[@InquisitorXarius]

Agreed

[@aethelfrithofbernica]

Seriously. Way more in depth than I knew previously.

[@Hsereal]

Intriguingly, if female space-marines did emerge in-universe, the Adepta Sororitas would probably despise them and try to eliminate them; can't let the vile mutation spread, after all. And on a practical level, female astartes would be a threat to their influence; if the Ecclesiarchy can suddenly draft an army of female space-marines, they won't need the AS as much. Though personally, I think that could be a really cool sub-plot.

[@InquisitorXarius]

@@Hsereal Or they would become the elite arm of the adeptus soritas and not “femmarines”. If there are going to be Female Gene Warriors that are similarly created to Astartes that are part of the Soritas actually write it well. Personally I’ve always thought about the idea albeit originating from Fabius Bile trying to do reignite an old project of his to make space marines faster using weird pseudoscience Daemonculaba precursors (yes bile tried that preciously and failed), he would attempt to reignite the project using the corpse of Dorn and accidentally creating a Female Primarch in the process which ends up screwing himself over down the line to the imperium’s benefit. Which given its Bile and the stories bile is in this makes some sense I guess.

[@Hsereal]

@@InquisitorXarius 'Or they would become the elite arm of the adeptus soritas and not “femmarines”.' That's possible, but I expect the higher-ups in the Sisters would be utterly unwilling to accept mutants into their ranks. 'actually write it well.' Yeah, my fear is that GW would just shoehorn them in, say 'hey, there are female space marines now!' and then just drop the plotline. If they're going to do something like that, I want it to actually be a big deal in-universe that actually respects the lore so far.

[@squeethemog213]

The sisters of battle are really cool. I know my appreciation is mostly due to Bricky but still. Their model line is awesome 😎

[@Talon1124]

They may only be "Nuns with Guns", but those are some pretty high calibre guns.

[@GegoXaren]

"I don't have time to die"

[@eddieford9373]

Anyone else find it weird they went from "daughters" of the emperor, to "brides" of the emperor?

[@MrHigred]

The surge in urge to PURGE!!!

[@rodan9773]

Warhammer 40k reminds me so much of Gears of War so Brutal Bloodstained and so Hard to live in. Respect and keep up the epic work.

[@ANIKCHATTERJEE1]

3:45 I remember the details: Kitten took the leader in front of the Emperor, who scaroused the Emperor by how she acted, then purged GoGe. I also remember GoGe's famous last words: "I don't have time to die; I am busy!!!"

[@DoomGuy20]

I'd love to see an in depth video of Sanguinius and the Blood Angels sometime, if you ever feel like it

[@julianstone1192]

The more I watch the more I’m convinced that the creators were at least loosely inspired by Dune, this is a RP game like DND? Whew does all this cool in-depth lore come from? I really loving this universe and I see there’s a wiki, but where is “supposed” to learn this lore I’m just guessing that perhaps a Slaanesh vid is proving to be a bit of a tricky puzzle, not just the art-work but the script itself, I’m sure you will be able to make it awesome, thx TES

[@joshmerchant8737]

its well known to be inspired by dune. most modern sci fi is though. lore mostly comes from the books, there are dozens.

[@CaseyHarMegiddo]

Bro are you playing Rogue Trader??? It's awesome! They were so faithful to the lore and the environments are beautiful, you should totally check it out!

[@thenomad2311]

3:16 baby!

[@brokentuskclan1795]

The Exorcist: The power of Celestine compels you!

[@bloodyhellsing2012]

Doge Van Dier

[@AnderGdeT]

I love your dive into 40k. A small correction. Sister repentia can indeed be forgiven and atone for their sins, and come back into the order; some sisters even exagerate their mistakes in order to volunteer as repentia, as they are seen as special and blessed in the eyes of other sisters.

[@smoore6461]

This is one of the best Sorotitas videos i have watched, hreat work! The Adepta Soroitas is one of my favorite along with the Grey Knights. Really enjoyed the eposide. The exploring series is one of my favorite channels for 40k and SCP's!

[@peteneblett9344]

Adeptus Sororitus: have my awe and respect. Sisters Repentia: gain the awe and respect of the *Adeptus Sororitus.* Conquering foes in battle, then faltering, then fighting for atonement even more savagely than they fought before. That's the spark inside humanity that will carry us into the stars, in Universe and beyond: our fallibility, and our drive to get back and do better. God-MF-speed, you beautiful terror-inducing ladies. "In battle, it is not those who can inflict the most, but those who can suffer the most that will conquer."

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

Why the hell do you keep saying adeptus sororitus? Do you not read?

[@peteneblett9344]

@c0ldsh0w3r I try. Sometimes I make mistakes. A thousand apologies. May I do better, and may you learn kindness and tact

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

@@peteneblett9344 it just seemed intentional. Lol

[@peteneblett9344]

@c0ldsh0w3r ohhh. No, sorry, my bad! I just got a job after years of unemployment (back issues) in construction. So, no muscle left, couldn't hardly walk for awhile. Then I went and tore down a 2nd story deck and rebuilt it, MD and one dude. In a weekend. In rain and snow. Then it flooded, my road washed out, and after that weekend, had to make burms and troughs to redirect a small river of run off. It took forever to type that. My hands wouldn't work right from muscle failure. And I also have pretty severe learning disabilities. Like special classes n shit. Boooo lol. So, yeah. Extreme fatigue plus a broken brain, in answer to your question. I got a little butthurt, ngl, just one of those "old raw nerve" things from school days. Back then, God help you if someone found out you had anything different about your brain. Someone always would though. And kids can be brutal. But hey, I hope no hard feelings! I'm trying to make a better life atm, got a lot of battles being fought, and I'm just plain exhausted. Hope you have a good night, bud.

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

@@peteneblett9344 the Emperor's blessings upon you

[@MrMacavity]

battle sisters are awesome ❤👍

[@cosmictsunami]

Love the vid. Thanx man

[@ProfDragonite]

Even the waifus of Warhammer are just built different.

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Something about the three holy weapons including the "melta"? Has the Imperium started subcontracting Orks to make their weapons now?

[@ThePoisonLotus]

Battle Nuns who sing hymns into battle while eventually performing literal miracles my beloveds

[@beagle3247]

I'm glad even Warhammer has easily adaptable sorority clubs

[@Nihoolious]

Perfect timing for the new Rogue Trader players. Too bad Argenta isnt romanceable

[@yaelz6043]

Her line about a wonderful dream including happy children and burning heretics is peak sororitas.

[@feralprocessor9853]

Abore the Witch, the traitor, the mutant and the Xenos!!!

[@DanielSan1776]

*OH BOY! IT’S 3AM!!* *Praise the God Emperor*

[@LoFi_Sinner95]

Batlle stims are a hell'uve drug!

[@TheDyingSoldier5]

Nuns with guns will always be cool

[@feralprocessor9853]

Very huge Church palaces

[@heathflick8937]

It's 3 am!!!

[@SteveArnold43]

Nuns with Guns.. in space!

[@dasdeke]

The warrior nuns of the Emperor! Also known as the dommie mommies.

[@WolfCry791]

Emperor bless them

[@KamiTenchi]

They can step on me any day.

[@blakemiller2923]

Omg that hilarious I love it

[@gardenia5311]

The dominant mominants.

[@forickgrimaldus8301]

Dommine Mater

[@robdeskrd]

Power armor only directly interface with spacemarines cause the have the black carapace organ, regular do not have the organ so they cant do that.

[@Rastek19]

Now do Grey Knights, for the funnies

[@ElJorro]

They need more love

[@feralprocessor9853]

NUNs with GUNs

[@KTL-351]

...oh. OH. At last, I have learned of the faction of the 40k universe which is aimed squarely at mine own lesbian heart~

[@centurionzen1005]

Just for the record, they are not sworn to chastity. People joke that they are nuns with guns, but nothing in their rules forbid them from sex, drugs, and gambling. And given how many of them are, I doubt all of them are straight :3

[@sadgirlhours4088]

NUNS WITH GUNS! NUNS WITH GUNS! NUNS WITH GUNS!

[@commonmockery1074]

Nuns with guns and buns

[@omnighast2054]

fun fact sisters dont have to take a vow of abstinence at all they can have relationships

[@DaniMol]

It all depends on the Order, yeah.

[@Shockerpitzwei]

2:10 So you mean tell me that all of this Just happened because of some OPsy Daisy?

[@JohnDoe-ns5su]

Nuns with guns

[@mercilesswombat6872]

After battle a repentia might be blessed with forgiveness as she sufficiently atoned for her sins. It’s not permanent, albeit, most don’t survive long enough. Those who rejoin their ordo militant are seen with the highest respect and awe. therefore some sisters chose this as some kind of career path. Celestine has once been repentia as well

[@DAFORCEFilms]

They’re on a mission from God.

[@Zeromegas]

Aka Bolter "Bees"

[@Louiseatrismegistus]

3 am gang

[@topcat59]

the sister of battle are basically the nuns of the imperium that can serve different purposes depending on what you need of them, Whether it be medical service, translating alien languages or eradicating heretics.🐱

[@trenchmouse2438]

And every time artwork of them shows up, there’s always someone complaining about the boob-plate.

[@DaniMol]

I explained to my wife what ceramite is, and about the fact that if something were to shatter it, it doesn't matter the shape it is in, and she laughed, and now has 2K points of Sisters.

[@EdwardVGrimm]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@bruceashby6900]

What scp dimension was there a basement recon into a city with a insect entity eating the tech that dimension built. Thx

[@Jopeth23]

"The sisters of battle! Repudiated, but unbowed."

[@KamiTenchi]

They are far, far better than Wonder Woman.

[@davidcochran113]

I think its important to note that it's the Sororitas are not the only army to be overly religious in their faith and fighting. Arguably they are second to the super xenophobic and wildly zealous bible bros known as the Black Templars.

[@MrMuxix]

TES! I wanted to sleep!

[@midnight1374]

love ur videos man

[@darknesswithin-zg2ll]

Top 10

[@notreya]

swooner

[@silentnight9097]

I will never understand why people demand female astartes when these glorious ladies exist!

[@ardanwin5724]

Does anyone got an idea, why their hair is always white? Do they just colour it that way? ^^

[@GNerdful]

their leader's hair turned white after speaking to the Emperor so they dye it to look like her

[@TheHalogen131]

​​@@GNerdful But only the order of Our Martyred Lady. The rest doesn't dye it.

[@Turtles21]

Yuo*

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

Six different orders, two with "rose" in the name. *facepalm* (Yes, it's a War of the Roses reference, but I don't care, it's still *facepalm* both because girls=flowers and because it means less variety in general).

[@Testyourmemory350]

Adepta sororimommy

[@questtaken]

Yes!my favorite faction

[@MPKb19]

Comment for statistics

[@Hsereal]

Question for someone who knows 40k lore better than I do: what do the Sisters think about Pariahs/Blanks? I can't tell if they'd hate them for being mutants, or value them for their ability to destroy Psykers and Demons.

[@DaniMol]

That's too broad a question. You can't really ask "What do Sisters think of..." It'd be like asking "How do Space Marines fight?" It's different for every Order. Some would view them as abominations unable to feel the grace of the Emperor. Essentially, any possible response you can imagine they can have it, just depends on the Order.

[@xianviii]

There is a Minor Order called The Sisters of Silence. They are all blanks. Their sole purpose is to guard the Emperor from psychic attackers. The Custodes are big and strong but have zero ability against psykers or demons (other than spear go swoosh). The Sisters of Silence compensate for that. And they also take a vow of silence as the name suggests. I'm not sure why.

[@mercilesswombat6872]

Sororitas often serve on black ships alongside untouchables. Untouchables are also not able to unwillingly become a portal for demons or spark lightning from their hands and other witchkin things. Think they should get along well unless lack of experience causes sororitas to mistake an untouchable for a psyker because of the unpleasant presence.

[@DaniMol]

@mercilesswombat6872 Incorrect, Sororitas do not board black ships, you're thinking Sisters of Silence.

[@mercilesswombat6872]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@DaniMolin piety and fire, one of the main antagonists is handed over on a black ship by the sisters of the argent shroud serving on that ship, that’s just one example i recall and a good hint, that sob and sos should get along well

[@EnCounterCultureMedia]

I had no idea i was into military chicks.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

If only DoW: Soulstorm gave them justice.

[@ArnoldRothstein-de8wt]

R❤

[@LZRCuteR]

Weird to hear SCP voice covering Warhammer 40K. I love the universe of KZbin channels where crossovers are always emerging. A high tide lifts all ships, hopefully WH and SCPs are both rising in popularity

[@quicksilvertongue3248]

You know, Tolkien was a scholar of English history and language, so he really should have known better than to pull this "I am no man" bullcrap. (For those still somehow unaware, the word "man" didn't come to become specific of masculinity until like the 15th or 16th century; all throughout the Beowulf and Chaucer eras and largely even up through Shakespeare's time, "man" simply meant "adult", and a male adult was specifically a "werman", with the same prefix that was used in "werwolf", translating to "wolf-man" in the modern sense of "man". Don't even get me started on the terms "boy" and "girl", we'll be here for hours.) At least the Sororitas have the excuse of being created during a dark age, when they could get away with such sophistry.

[@c0ldsh0w3r]

Your statement about Repentia never rejoining their order is false.

[@fluffymyato3334]

WHY ARE THEY SO HOT?!

[@terry5183]

Oh I see we're talking about the best wife material today. Nice. I am still pissed I cannot romance Argenta in Rogue Trader.

[@DaniMol]

Someone fundamentally doesn't understand Sisters of Battle, I see 😂😂😂 Even the Orders that wouldn't frown to a relationship would not be cool AT ALL with a Rogue Trader getting involved, better to get yourself a pious husband that toils and suffers in a manufactorum than risk inviting the temptation of wretched "Freedom".

[@Richardwhiskey23]

Hey im the asshole for the last 5 years. Still think you should talk to lutin9

[@rajukoley9249]

13th

[@AviaryAssassin]

I feel as if substituting female space marines for Sisters of Battle is a false equivalency. True, they are impressive canonically, but the legitimacy of the Adeptus Astartes is wholly unquestionable and the Sisters aren't nearly as respectable. Even in canon, the Grey Knights would slaughter them just for their blood. Plus, is slapping boob armor and high heels on the hot battle woman respectful or just fetishistic?

[@mercilesswombat6872]

Nah that reference was just terrible writing which was redconned later - thank god.

[@supergiantrobot3501]

Oh look; the Space Marine wannabe/wishtheyweres.

[@MatthewFordTrill]

This needs a million likes so we can get the Grey Knights 😅